Current Local Time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA

5:06:26 am PST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	33°38'N / 117°36'W
Elevation:	282 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

56 °F

Fog.
69 / 51 °F

Thu 22.		63 / 51 °F
Fri 23.		63 / 50 °F

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Time Zone

PST (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -8 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:52 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

5:11 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 18 minutes
+1m 21s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:42 am
Set – 8:16 pm

High Tide

High – 9:51 am
High – 11:12 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:52 am
Low – 4:51 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:01 pm
Altitude: 36.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:26 am – 5:55 am
6:08 pm – 6:37 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:55 am – 6:26 am
5:37 pm – 6:08 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:26 am – 6:52 am
5:11 pm – 5:37 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
11:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
8:47 pm

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Airports

John Wayne Airport, SNA
About 15 mi W of Rancho Santa Margarita
Los Angeles International Airport, LAX
About 51 mi WNW of Rancho Santa Margarita
LA/Ontario International Airport, ONT
About 29 mi N of Rancho Santa Margarita

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5:0626am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026